Students Honoured for Outstanding Achievements at College Celebration of Success

Weston College celebrated the achievements of over 40 students at its annual Celebration of Success event. Hosted at the Winter Gardens Pavillion, the awards ceremony recognised the commitment and outstanding performance of students from all ages and disciplines.

The students were nominated by college staff and winners were selected by the college's Principal and Chief Executive.

Weston College teaches over 30,000 students a year across all levels from school leavers and a diverse range of courses for adults to re-train and upskill.

As part of the evening, guests were treated to a delicious 3 course meal, made by the College’s Hospitality and Catering students as well as performances from University Centre Weston’s (UCW) BA (Hons) Musical Theatre students.

With the prestigious ceremony underway, one-by-one, the winning students were announced and took to the stage with a resounding applause from family, friends, and special guests. They were presented with their award by Chair of Governors, Andrew Leighton-Price.

With thanks to our sponsors Honeyfield Property Services, Ashton Gate, PACE Agency, Puxton Park, Image Sign and Mindful Education.

As the main event sponsor Honeyfield Property Services’ Director, Jon Patch presented certificates to our Principal Gold Award Winners for Under 19 and Adult Student of the Year, to Ruby Gane and Robert Aldous respectively.

Whilst at the college Robert was offered full time employment at Mercedes Sytner. He commented:

“Its heart-warming to know you’ve been nominated by members of staff, and they can acknowledge and see the progress you’ve made.

“This award has really boosted my confidence and self-belief and tonight is a massive achievement for everyone who has been pushed to their full potential and achieved greatness. I think that is a big testament to Weston College”

Teresa (Counselling Student of the Year) commented:

“This award means everything. I have never won an award in my life and I don’t think I’d be able to get to how far I have come and get to this point without Weston College and the support from my tutors” 

Weston College Group Principal and Chief Executive Sir Paul Philips commented: 

“Tonight is a celebration of the success of our learners and those who have supported them. From 30,000 learners, getting to this stage is no mean feat.

“The talent of my Governors and staff, and the excellence of our learners, all point to brilliance. Witnessing first-hand this talent of my learners and staff makes me incredibly proud, not just for their success but for the dynamism and entrepreneurship of everyone across the organisation."

The evening continued with several awards to recognise students that were shortlisted for the national Association of Colleges (AoC) awards; Teryena Hobbins was nationally shortlisted for AoC Adult Learner of the year, Jack Kimmins was shortlisted for the Higher Education Student of the Year and Paige Crocker was shortlisted for the Student Green Commitment Award.

As part of curriculum Weston College students get the opportunity to be involved with WorldSkills competitions, this year two learners made the finals and achieved Silver and Bronze (Skylar Beacham and Lottie Trueman respectively).

The evening continued with several awards to recognise the teams of Business learners that took part in the Weston Hospicecare Business Enterprise Challenge. This challenge saw local businesses advising and investing in the young entrepreneurs to set up their own business ventures and to generate profits that were donated to Weston Hospicecare, the College presented Weston Hospicecare with a cheque for the total money raised by all the Business Learners, for an amazing £5751.

A huge congratulations to all our winners!